Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-07-05
PORTLAND OXFORD BEARS AID
NORWAY.

Eli,r Dsu1cr1i lit vas my good f0r'
tune - accompany The members OF the
Oxfori Rear Association. OF Portland. 70
Norway. on their recent sxcur.ion
IL should rot ~ TAKEN fJt granted thai
the ssS sho m.is 10 The excursion. inclui-
81 an The "OxfJri Bears" la Portland
90 course all ~ the "Bfuia ifAis'niv
could no, 90. T. say that fortlsnd hs-
a. least. 800 genuine "otf0fi Bears u
not stretching the truth. The excursion
va 4 splendid success IL ooad not b.
c,herwise. Coz thl, sssocl,ilOa. Shica has
ben In ,Iis,suc. over six year.. 10 10 an
uuNl r,uuious. has never hal failure.
Bat have taken ~ my pm ~ saJ =
word for Norway and our Norway ffieuis
The reception ih.y gave The fortsni
"BrArs" Wa. In every sense, magnificent
IA w.ss expression oi L rfnc-s ani good
fssiiug, On The pat ~ our g.usrous frisnis
Ia Norway. taAt beg lsavv "a assure them
was fully appreciated by their visitors,
.bi by them. vii long De gratefully re
mt inverted.
The "B-ar," % Norway. len nothing
uudons. which could coniribuie to The
comfor, ard crl iymcu, ~ the members o'
the assoclaiiOn The generous rlies
through the pleasant streets Of The village.
BY The shores OF the Lake. down on - The
splendid heights % oil "pike's llllll" the
excellent d.nusr the labor Of her foremost
citizens 10 Administering n the wants OF
hungry crosd al the table. aud personal
attention everywhere rendered AL Ne
evidences, not ouly Of the kluiness. bot
TIE pablo splrlt-characisfis,ie Of oar
Norway friends.
We vel remember Norway, With "urels
Levi" In bis modest once. giving none but
TIE very best professional advice, . terror
n r,scAls AMI the Joy OF AL honest men !
the genlAl Df. D,nfofih. whose pleasant
face WAS q beneiicii0n Al evcfy slck bed
slie be visited who iivsi n good oil
age, .nd died wlthou, practising any OF
the "haanclh ,fts. nov 80 well under
stood BY mAsy 90 the medical profession ;
E1rAF. BsAi. whose stern iutsgfl,y, public
spirit, sklll and genius as suisier builder,
general intelligence All knowledge OF
"nen ant measures" co.fesseily made
hin one OF the foremost men OF bis Jay
Henry W. M.lleii. the inpsiuoas. faithful
oclser. TIE Wide awake. pablo spirited
citizen, The true. and geDeroas.heariei
friend: "Uncie" Nat Bennett. whose
drives % the village were A. regular - the
dial upoa the town clock. AMI whose al
vice In matters % business was always
sound ani worthy 20 be followed IrcpeAi,
remember All those men, AMI many Others
I could r1eutlon. A. . part OF Norway u
self They have al gone The long Jour.
nsy," bat their names, aud the names OF
many Others ofthe early met OF Norway,
will never be forgotten.
II can be truihfaliy said that they aid
the Foundation stones upon which the cub.
ssqueu, prosperity OF Norway has been
huildei. The rapid growth OF Norway
village. IT, great Advancement In material
wealth. IT, business property. the NULL
pllcA,lOn Off places aud kinds OF busl'
ness. 10 Zoe churches. public bulliing,'
splendid h,ll sni numerous pleasant, nest.
and tasty private reslienees.-A show
that the present citizens % Norway are
worthy representatives, % worthy slre..
While Norway has less capital than some
other places. 10 euierpflsing. go'aheai
citizens understand how 10 appropriate !,
50 A. % work oai the best results.
Iusissi OF fllipg up the MANUFACTURES
with Fr,rch Canadians and other foreign
er-, who carry their wages back 10 Canada,
they employ the live yankee. and the ~
suit l., that while the citizens Of other vii
lagos oftqa1 natural resources have con
vsriei The same into approximate hesthsn'
dom. and Tun down the value OF re- ! estate
Al le,si one bali. Norway has had boom
10 r,Al estate. ani her village m.ryelOu.ly
built up BY her osn citizens. Long live
Norway. and long live her enierpfislng
people. j. j. T.